How to Hug a Porcupine, Sean Smith
How to Hug a Porcupine, Sean Smith
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How to Hug a Porcupine
Easy Ways to Love the Difficult People in Your Life

Author: Sean Smith

Narrator: Julie Briskman

Unabridged: 1 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/25/2017

Synopsis

AS SEEN ON TIKTOK: Discover 101 easy communication strategies for dealing with difficult people—at home, at work, and in your community!

Learn to calm the quills of difficult parents, children, colleagues, and even strangers.

Most of us know someone who always seems to cause problems or irritate others. The truth is these troublemakers haven’t necessarily asked to be this way. Sometimes we need to learn new approaches for dealing with the difficult people who are harder to get along with or love.

This concise guide explains that making peace with others isn’t as tough or as terrible as we think it is. In 101 useful tips, it shows you how to love and manage the “prickly” people in your life—whether you want to calm the quills of difficult parents, children, siblings, or even strangers.

Since going viral on TikTok, thousands of people have discovered the power of Dr. Debbie Joffe Ellis’ practices. With a forwored by Ellis herself, How to Hug a Porcupine is a modern classic that will help you resolve conflicts, communicate effectively, and lead life with greater patience, empathy, and kindness!

About The Author

Dr. Debbie Joffe Ellis is a licensed psychologist in Australia and mental health counselor in New York. She is affiliated with several major psychological associations and societies including being a Member of the Australian Psychological Society, and an International Affiliate Member of the American Psychological Association. For several years, she worked with her husband, Dr. Albert Ellis, giving public presentations and professional trainings in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), as well as collaborating on writing and research projects, until his death in 2007. She now continues to present, practice and write about his groundbreaking psychotherapeutic approach of REBT. She has also co-authored several forthcoming books with Dr. Albert Ellis. She currently has a private practice in New York City, and also delivers lectures, workshops and seminars throughout the U.S.A. and across the globe.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nancy on March 29, 2014

I work with a prickle of porcupines. I know, calling a group of porcupines a prickle is funny, but truly, that is what they are called to. Some mornings maneuvering around this group is treacherous at best, so when I came across this book I thought it was a gift from above. In easy to follow little s......more

Goodreads review by Helena on January 14, 2024

This is like a guide on how to let mean people walk all over you. I was disappointed because I had hoped there would be advice on how to communicate to “my porcupine” when they’ve hurt me, but it was mostly just advice on how to keep them from getting angry with you or how to make them feel heard. T......more

Goodreads review by Noell on May 22, 2019

The trouble with ebooks is that you can’t flip through them quickly to see how they’re formatted. This is basically a self help coffee table or bathroom reading material for quick bursts of suggestions. It would be better as a page a day calendar or maybe a collection of Instagram posts. Book wise,......more

Goodreads review by Heather on January 30, 2025

This book got an extra star from me for the porcupine drawings. Those were, by far, the best part. I also enjoyed learning more about porcupines. The advice? Not so much. There are some basic principles in there that are good, but I feel like anyone who acts like a “porcupine” on a regular basis shou......more

Goodreads review by Camille on July 07, 2019

What looks like an easy read it actually chock full of insights into how to love difficult people and how to avoid being one yourself. I think this is one I will refer to many times in the future.......more

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